Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-30


| ucational, Books, Pianos and Orgars Railroads,
potomac River Boats, Ocean Steamers, Attorneys
The Trades, Housefurnishings, Wood and Coal,
| Financial, Sewing Machines, Medical Dentistry
| Professional, Specialties.
| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal rev.
enue $31S, 1S9; customs. $685. 213
TRYING TO SAVE THE KEARsARGE.-ChIef Engineer
Harris, of the bureau OF steam engineering has
gone to Portsmouth, n. H., to look after the re-
pairs OF the kearsarge and Swatara, with view
10 saving the kearSarge from condemnation under
w Be sd pair rev Of
and less powerful than those which they will re-
place, but it is expected that they Will make the
Old hull last longer.
GAUGRR APPoINTED.-The Secretary OF the
Treasury to-day appointed otto Klappenburg to
De u s. gauger at San Francisco, Cal.
LIGHT OFFERING OF BoNDs.-The Offering OF bonds
to the Government to-day up to 12 O'Clock amount
ed to s49,45O, OF which $37 $50 were As and
s11,oOO were4k'a.
THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR THE "TERRoR. THE
president OF the Pneumatic Gun Carriage and Power
Company laid before meeting OF the stockholders
OF the company last evening the acceptance by
secretary whitney OF the cOmpanyS proposition
TO build one s-inch central pivot gun carriage and
MT out the double turretted monitor 'TerrOr, with
the complete pneumatic system covered by the
company's patents for working and loading the
&C. fe Srd aTe 1ne as
OF the foreign patents for $4,000.
ARMY ORDERs.-Additional Second Lieutenants
Francis r. Skunk and Jas. }. Meyler, Corps Of En-
gtneers, have been ordered to Wilett's Point New
York. on the expiration OF their graduating leaves
| for duty with the Battalion OF Engineers On the
mutual application OF the officers concerned Sec
ond Lieut.. Chas- p Elliott, Troop H. 4th Cavalry.
has been ordered to exchange with second Lieut..
| X. ID. Walsh, Troop B, 4th Cavalry. Leave OF alb
sence for six months has been granted First Lieut..
Herbert eastman, Goth Infantry. The general
c"urt-martial convened at Washington Barracks,
ID. C.. August 20, 1887 has been dissolved Second
Lieut. Frank Greene, signal Corps now at Dayton,
w. T., has been ordered to make general inspec-
ton OF Signal-Serv1Ce stations and condemn such
property as may be found unserviceable
NKw NAVAL CADETs.-The following candidates
| have been admitted into the Naval Academy as
cadets: j. T. Myers, Georgia; j. c. Breckenridge,
Kentucky; s. T. Sparkman, south Carolina; b. B..
Br1erer, Kansas; George H. Shepheard, Wisconsin.
and John II. Rowen, Pennsylvania.
FREDERICK z. CURTIS has been appointed fourth
class postmaster at Coakley. Stafford County, Va
COMMISSIONER OF LAND OFFICE SPARKS has lust
completed his report and 1t will be ready for pub
LEGATION within few days Several very inter-
esting matters with relation to the adm nstratt
| OF the land Office will be discussed.
COMMISSIONER MoRRIsoNs PENsIoN.-Inter state
Commissioner Morrison has been granted a pen
slon ~ $l2 per month as soldier in the Mexican
war.
PERsONAL-Judge Arthur Macarthur, Rear-Ad-
! mirals Ammen and Howell, and Civil Engineer
Menocal, U. S. Navy, are in New York; A,
Jeweil, OF New York; G: Lay, OF Massachusetts,
and s. Alexander of Philadelphia are at Wizards
Representatives McAdOo and McComas VIM
w. Bryan, and VIM. Barker and w. Elmore OF New
York, are at the Riggs.-Fred'k S. Parker OF
New York, and VIM L. Gregg, OF Philadelphia. are
at Mormley,ss-Leo Mattoni, OF Carlsbad, j. 8.
hopkins, OF Birmingham, VIM. P. Hunt, of Boston,
Lieut.. John H. Rodgers U. S. n, VIM c. Dick-
son and wife, Norfolk, Va, ThOs B. Van Buren,,
| Jr., New York, Hon. Scott Ray, Shelbyville, Ind.
and G. G. Fisher, OF New York, are at the EbbItt.
-. {: Rosenberg, OF Texas, II. o. Reed, of New
York, H. X. Asken, OF South Carolina E. w.
Myers, OF Florida, X. EadS, OF Kentucky and j.
| X. King. OF New Jersey, are at the Metropolitan
B: r. Weeks. Of Kentucky, C. II. Haring and
Geo. Benjamin, --Of New York, s. b. Robbins and
E. z. Ward, OF Connecticut, and L. z. Lippincott
| OF Philadelphia, are at the National